"Now, you are qualified to spar with me!"

  These words coming from the Supreme Being, Traceless, were an honor in themselves.

  If it were any other hot-headed youth, they would probably be boiling with excitement, eager to make a move!

  But Ye Bai remained calm and asked in return,

  "Can we not fight?"

  A gentleman uses words, not fists. We're all on the same side here; fighting would only harm our camaraderie!

  The most crucial point was, you're already level 199 and have changed jobs three times. Bullying a level 26 mage like me is hardly impressive!

  If he could avoid a fight, Ye Bai would.

  "Oh?"

  Traceless found the young man in front of him increasingly interesting and asked, "Why not fight?"

  "The Supreme Being has always been my idol..."

  Traceless interrupted, "Your desk mate's idol."

  "Also my idol!"

  Ye Bai spoke with conviction, his face sincere, making his words sound as if they were the truth!

  "How could I possibly strike my own idol?!"

  "Fair enough."

  Traceless pointed to the ashes on the ground and said,

  "I helped you remove the Demon God's mark and completely lifted the bloodline restriction of the Anti-Magic Disc."

  "As per our previous agreement, I will give you a close-combat skill book."

  "Whether you win or lose in our spar, I'll give you another skill book."

  Ye Bai looked troubled, "It's not about the skill books, it's just that..."

  Traceless smiled, "I can have someone craft a close-combat weapon for you, but you'll need to provide the materials."

  Ye Bai replied earnestly,

  "I've long wanted to experience the swordsmanship of the Supreme Being Traceless. Please, enlighten me!"

  He definitely wasn't doing this just for the skill books and equipment.

  He simply wanted to learn from a Supreme Being!

  "Enlighten is too strong a word. After all, this projection of mine is over a hundred levels higher than you, so it's not fair to fight directly."

  Traceless pondered,

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  "You attack first, I'll let you have one move. After that move, we'll decide life and death."

  At this moment, Ye Bai's expression turned extremely serious.

  If he really had to fight Traceless's projection, with a difference of over 160 levels, Ye Bai would definitely be killed instantly!

  Thus, a direct fight would be meaningless.

  By letting Ye Bai have one move, Traceless wanted to test Ye Bai's ultimate output capability and also give him a chance!

  One move, if Ye Bai could kill Traceless's projection in one hit, it would be Ye Bai's victory!

  If Traceless's projection survived, the result would be self-evident.

  "Alright."

  Ye Bai nodded in agreement.

  "You can start anytime."

  Ye Bai had been waiting for this moment.

  "Wind Fury!"

  "Heavenly Thunder!"

  Without any hesitation, having already stacked 30 layers of Ready to Go, Ye Bai initiated with Wind Fury, followed by Heavenly Thunder.

  The terrifying red lightning from before descended again, crashing down fiercely on Traceless's head.

  Within the entire space, the mist surged, and time seemed to slow down, everything like a slow-motion scene in a movie.

  In reality, everything happened extremely fast!

  Bang—

  Less than a meter above Traceless's head, the red lightning exploded violently, the destructive power of the lightning like a grand fireworks display, illuminating countless fiery trees and silver flowers in the air.

  Yet Traceless stood still, not even glancing at the lightning!

  "Hiss—"

  Ye Bai took a sharp breath, unable to help but exclaim,

  "The Supreme Being Traceless, terrifying indeed!"

  "This kid is..."

  Ye Bai stopped himself from saying more.

  After one move, Traceless was unharmed, the difference in power clear.

  Ye Bai quickly retreated, creating distance between them, buying time for Ready to Go to stack again.

  Traceless, however, remained in place, his gaze on Ye Bai subtly changing.

  "After about ten years, I'm using my talent ability again..."

  "That strike just now should have exceeded a trillion damage, touching the realm of the War God!"

  Traceless hadn't expected Asura's output capability to be even more terrifying than he imagined!

  At level 26, surpassing the peak burst of a Battle King.

  Even Traceless back in the day couldn't achieve such feats!

  Just as Traceless was about to make his next move, his figure suddenly became semi-transparent and began to disappear bit by bit.

  "Heh, energy's run out."

  In the last few seconds, if he had wanted to strike, Ye Bai would most likely have been unable to dodge!

  However, as a Supreme Being, even just a projection, he had his own dignity.

  In Traceless's heart, since Ye Bai could force him to use his talent effect, this spar was Ye Bai's victory!

  Before the projection completely dissipated, Traceless said,

  "Asura, the things I promised you will be delivered to you."

  "Up to now, you've done well. This world is far more dangerous than you imagine, hide your identity as much as possible, and increase your strength..."

  Traceless's voice echoed in the space, the thin mist slowly dissipated, and Ye Bai returned to the combat power test room!

  It was like a dream, and even after waking, he dared not move for a long time.

  Ye Bai looked around cautiously, in case any unexpected events occurred.

  Meanwhile,

  In the combat power test monitoring room, Shadow Nine was staring intently at the monitor, which was filled with static.

  In fact, once the Supreme Being's projection appeared, the monitoring was blocked.

  Shadow Nine couldn't see anything; he was just waiting for the final result.

  "The Nine-tier Warrior Test, isn't it too hard for Asura? This kid has only been in the Eternal Tower for three days."

  "Hard to say, SSS Rank Talent is something beyond common logic!"

  Shadow Nine, as the strongest combat power within [Shadow], ranked ninth, which in itself spoke volumes!

  Even against someone like Xue Meng, a Nine-tier War God, Shadow Nine could assassinate him in less than three moves!

  There are differences even among War Gods!

  The Star List changes every year, with lone wolves growing batch after batch.

  But the rankings within [Shadow] are the accumulation of generations, and for a hundred years, no one has been able to shake Shadow Nine's position!

  And the Supreme Being is an existence beyond War Gods, comparable to deities, far beyond what Shadow Nine could compare to!

  A hundred years ago, Shadow Nine was once a classmate of the Supreme Being Nightmare!

  This secret is known to very few, even among the higher-ups of [Shadow].

  Having experienced the Era of Supremacy, he knew better than anyone how terrifying a Supreme Being truly was!

  Zzz—

  The monitor screen twisted for a moment, then returned to normal.

  Shadow Nine's eyes widened, staring at the screen, not missing any detail.

  When he saw Ye Bai alive and kicking, his eyelids twitched wildly.

  "This, how is this possible!"

  "The [Guardian Angel] on Asura hasn't disappeared, which means... Asura didn't die!"

  Hiss—

  This thought startled Shadow Nine.

  The Nine-tier Warrior Test, a level 199 Supreme Being projection, even with only a tenth of its power, Asura managed to fight and survive!

  This was a miracle in itself!

  "This kid has the makings of a Supreme Being!"

  Only at this moment was Shadow Nine completely convinced by Asura!

  He had witnessed the rise of the Supreme Being Nightmare, and it's no exaggeration to say that what Asura has achieved now, even Nightmare back then might not have done better!

  "As long as Asura is given enough time, he will surely achieve the position of Supreme Being!"

  The black mist around Shadow Nine rolled uncontrollably, almost pouring out, showing his indescribable excitement.

  "Our human race is finally about to give birth to the fourth Supreme Being, the dawn is breaking!"

  Just as Shadow Nine was filled with fervor, his blood boiling, he caught sight of the scrolling text at the bottom.

  "Nine-tier Warrior Test, passed..."

  Like a bolt from the blue, Shadow Nine stood there dumbfounded, his expression blank, as if he were a withered tree, devoid of life.

  Asura, actually passed the Nine-tier Warrior Test?!

  He didn't just survive under the Supreme Being's projection, he... counter-killed it?!!

  At this moment,

  Shadow Nine felt his world completely overturned!

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